Kremlin crackdown: Putin tightens the screws (part 2)

Last year’s unprecedented protests against Vladimir Putin may be a fading memory, but the swoop against non-governmental organisations seems to indicate a tightening of the screws. François Picard’s panel argues over the motives and timing.

Sasha KOULAEVA, Head of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH);

Host of the show since 2010, this Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, except for les Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

ANNETTE YOUNGPresenter

Originally from Australia, she is a senior journalist and presenter who has reported from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. When not fronting the network’s show on women’s issues, she is a news anchor and an international affairs commentator.

CYRIL VANIERJournalist

He joined France 24 for ten years, from 2006 to 2016. After several years of reporting on major international stories, he presented the news and The Debate on both the French and English channels.